A Sampling of Clips for March 12^th, 2009

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Termite-Killer is Powerful
Greenhouse Gas -Study
Reuters, March 10 -- A compound used to kill termites and other pests has turned out to be a potent greenhouse gas that stays in the atmosphere much longer than previously thought, an international team of scientists led by Jens Muehle, an atmospheric chemist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has found. More

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California Panel Urges 'Immediate
Action' to Protect Against Rising Sea Levels
Los Angeles Times, March 11 -- California's interagency Climate Action Team on Wednesday issued the first of 40 reports on impacts and adaptation, outlining what the state's residents must do to deal with the floods, erosion and other effects expected from rising sea levels. (Quotes Dan Cayan, a researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a lead scientist on the state's action plan) More

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Christian Science Monitor
San Jose Mercury News
Sacramento Bee

US High-Tech Water
Future Hinges on Cost, Politics
Reuters, March 11 -- Anyone who has visited Disneyland recently and taken a sip from a drinking fountain there may have unknowingly sampled a taste of the future -- a small quantity of water that once flowed through a sewer. (Quotes Tim Barnett, a marine research physicist for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More

$12 Computer: Playpower Wants
to Save the World 8 Bits at a Time
Wired, March 10 -- The Apple II computer is long gone, but its heart beats on in the developing world, where 8-bit computers sell for as little as $12. Now, computer scientists see a way of using those ubiquitous, primitive PCs to help kids learn — by playing games."It is about bringing affordable computer learning to the 90 percent of learners in the world who can't afford a $1,000 or even a $100 computer," says UCSD graduate student Derek Lomas, who is leading the Playpower.org team. More

Domestic Partnerships for Everyone?
San Francisco Chronicle, March 11 -- Attorney General Jerry Brown this week approved a ballot initiative for circulation that would eliminate the term "marriage" from state statutes and replace it with "domestic partnerships." (Quotes Ali Shams, a 22-year-old political science major at UCSD, who is pushing the measure with his friend Kaelan Housewright, a student at CalArts in Valencia) More

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Scripps Researchers Offer Solution
to Water Quality Testing Dilemma
CBS News 8, March 11 -- Although the County of San Diego had to stop conducting routine water quality testing, there are ways we can ensure the ocean is clean enough to go swimming. Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography share with us some of the tools of the trade. More

Catalyst for Future Scientists
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 11 -- Yesterday, at the 11th San Diego County High Tech Fair at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, more than 2,000 teenagers explored how they might pursue their dreams, armed with schooling in science and technology. About 60 companies, organizations and government agencies participated in the fair, including the San Diego Supercomputer Center. More

Hospitals Feeling Recession's Pain
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 11 -- Hospitals nationwide and in San Diego County are feeling aches and pains from the deepening recession, and some predict a worse prognosis in the coming months. (Mentions the UCSD Medical Center) More

Kauffman Seminar Asks How
Universities Can Improve Innovation
Xconomy, March 11 -- Today, a select group of researchers from around the world is gathering at UCSD to help examine the process of university-industry interaction and technology transfer in more detail. More

Carmel Valley Home Invasions,
UCSD Rape Linked?
10News, March 11 -- Police are investigating whether two recent Carmel Valley home invasions are connected to a rape near UCSD last year, 10News reported. More

UCSD Takes Super Lead
in Computer Storage Capacity
San Diego Business Journal Staff, March 9 -- The San Diego Supercomputer Center at UCSD said Feb. 25 it increased its tape-based archival storage capacity by 43 percent to 36 petabytes — or roughly the size of 1,400 plain text copies of the printed collection of the Library of Congress. More

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